Theoretical Kinetics Driven Mechanism Development for the Combustion of Rocket and Gun Propellants
Abstract
The goal of the project is to make use of the remarkable advances in theoretical chemical kinetics to enhance the fidelity of the gas-phase mechanisms, both for two specific propellants: nitroglycerin (NG) and triaminoguanidinium azotetrazolate (TAGzT), and more generally. For NG the effort focuses on high accuracy theoretical studies of those reactions that show the strongest sensitivies in studies of dark zone chemistry. The second effort will focus on increasing the efficiency, accuracy, and completeness of mechanism development efforts for high-nitrogen materials, with illustrative application to TAGzT. Both efforts will contribute to our knowledge base for the specific propellants as well as to future mechanism development efforts for a broad range of propellants.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Oct 11, 2018
- Source ID
- W911NF1710531
Entities
People
- Stephen Klippenstein
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of Chicago